Where does “Caiman” come from?

Caiman (Translingual) comes from Spanish caimán, from Taíno kaimán.

Caiman (Translingual): genus

Definitions

  1. genus

Ancestry of “Caiman”, step by step

Caiman traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Spanish caimán

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishcaimánalligator; caiman
2Taínokaimán—

via Portuguese caimão

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesecaimãocaiman

Words derived from “Caiman”

Every word from Taíno kaimán →Every word from Spanish caimán →